Vehicle-seat lock



Patented Apr. 2, 1889..

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(No Model.)

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' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.'

JAMES N. COREY, OF CONNEAUTVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

VEHICLE-SEAT LOCK.

SPECIFICATION forrrlngpart of Lettersv Patent No. 400,640, dated April 2, 1889. Application led September 25; 1888. Serial No. 286,367. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES N. CoREY,a citizen of the United States, residing at Conneautville, in the county of Crawford and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-Seat Locks;

and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The special object of the invention is to make a vehicle-seat lock which may allow the I fasten the guide-rings a for the rods D D, which are providedwith two end hooks, d d', arranged on opposite sides thereof.

E is the torsion-spring which I employ to hold the seatA in place, and which is preferably ma'de of wire, with the end loops, c e, cranks 6"@2, and middle bail, e3. The rods D catch in the loops e with one hook, d, an-d with the other hook, d', catch upon the under side of the rail C. The torsion-spring E has its bearings in the seat-hangers c2, while the median bail e3 rests against the bottom of the seat- By this means the seat is securely held to the body of the vehicle, while it may be quickly attached or detached.

Having thus described all that is necessary to a' full understanding of my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In vehicle-seat locks, the torsion-spring E, having its bearings in the seat-hangers CL2, and provided with the end loops, e, cranks e c2, and bail e3, in combination with the rods D D, having reversed end hooks to connectwith the loops c and rails @substantially as shown and described. n

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' JAMES N. COREY.

Witnesses:

L.` C. GROW, F. L. COREY. 

